Monica Niculescu vs Anna Lena Groenefeld — Strasbourg Round of 32

Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 May 2009
clay
GER
Anna Lena Groenefeld
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Groenefeld A.
Niculescu M.
4662
Groenefeld A.
6231

Monica Niculescu defeated Anna Lena Groenefeld 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Strasbourg round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Lena Groenefeld came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Anna Lena Groenefeld in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-11MadridR64clayAnna Lena Groenefeld6-1 6-0
2009-03-09Indian WellsR128hardAnna Lena Groenefeld6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Groenefeld A.

Groenefeld A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Groenefeld A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 54). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Groenefeld A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
35
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Dominant
84
59
Deciding sets·Slight edge
28
39
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
53

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Rezai A.
Hradecka L.
7-626-1
Semi-finals
Hradecka L.
Morita A.
6-01-0
Rezai A.
Kutuzova V.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Hradecka L.
Barrois K.
6-37-62
Morita A.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Kutuzova V.
Cohen Aloro S.
7-56-1
Rezai A.
Niculescu M.
0-66-16-2
R16
Barrois K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-40-0
Niculescu M.
Beygelzimer Y.
5-76-06-4
Hradecka L.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-56-0
Rezai A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-1
Cohen Aloro S.
Dulko G.
4-67-656-4
Kutuzova V.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-66-36-2
Morita A.
Coin J.
4-66-06-4
Peng S.
Parmentier P.
6-37-66
R32
Parmentier P.
Lepchenko V.
7-657-62
Cohen Aloro S.
Johansson M.
4-66-46-1
Foretz Gacon S.
Flipkens K.
6-12-66-2
Niculescu M.
Groenefeld A.
4-66-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Wickmayer Y.
1-66-36-3
Dulko G.
Santangelo M.
6-17-63
Beygelzimer Y.
Feuerstein C.
0-67-636-3
Rezai A.
Bammer S.
6-26-2
Yakimova A.
Ani M.
6-37-5
Kutuzova V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-0
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Morita A.
Laisne K.
6-16-3
Peng S.
Glatch A.
3-66-26-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Dechy N.
6-06-756-3
Hradecka L.
Woehr J.
3-66-16-2
Barrois K.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-3